Jane Eyre
Published in 1847, Jane Eyre is a gothic fiction and feudal-Japan fiction novel by Charlotte Brontë. It takes readers to England and Angleterre in the 19th century. Characters include Jane Eyre, Edward Rochester and St John Rivers. Key subjects include man-woman relationships, charity schools, married people and married men.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 186 ratings, and 1,445 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 1,170 editions across 17 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 57,519 times in the last 30 days.
It runs to roughly 480 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 25 h 19 min LibriVox audiobook.
About Jane Eyre
The novel is set somewhere in the north of England. Jane's childhood at Gateshead Hall, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School, where she acquires friends and role models but also suffers privations and oppression; her time as the governess of Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her Byronic employer, Edward Rochester; her time with the Rivers family, during which her earnest but cold clergyman cousin, St John Rivers, proposes to her. Will she or will she not marry him?
Free audiobook
Jane Eyre — LibriVox recording, 25 h 19 min in 40 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Opening line
“There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.”
Quick answers
Who wrote Jane Eyre?
Jane Eyre was written by Charlotte Brontë and first published in 1847.
What genre is Jane Eyre?
It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Samurai & Feudal Japan and Classic Love Stories.
How long is Jane Eyre?
The median edition has 480 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is Jane Eyre free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of Jane Eyre?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 25 h 19 min.
What books are similar to Jane Eyre?
Readers who like it often enjoy Mansfield Park, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and The Woman in White.
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